In a shock "billionaire tries to make more money" scandal, it appears that the US launch day stock of the XBOX360 will be limited to meagre amounts per store.
As detailled over at the XBOX Forums already, stock for some major retail stores in the US like WalMart will only be able to sell between 10-50 units on a first come first serve basis with only one purchase per person. The dedicated gamer outlets like Electonics Boutique may only receive 16 units per store which will piss off the 60 odd people who have already pre-ordered - over 30 of which were promised a console.
Some other stores worldwide have also been told that they must sell out on the launch date and that they must sell at least two games per console.
The spin on this is possibly two fold.
- Has Microsoft had issues making the consoles in time for the launch date? If so then the low stock estimates could be valid.
- However, predicting a sell out on launch date, creating a high demand for the "must have" next gen console could also work in their favour, creating a shopping frenzy. Hell, they are already on eBay for over ?300!
What ever the reason, if I don't get one on December the 25th… i will stamp my feet and cry.
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